Remi Kabaka – Son of Africa (BBE Music, 2023 reissue) BBE Music is releasing a reissue of one of the most elusive and coveted Afro-Funk…
Reissue of Rare Afro-Funk album
Tag: Afro-funk
Vinyl Reissue of Afro-Funk Pioneers Cymande
Partisan Records is releasing today a remastered reissue of “Cymande,” the essential debut album from the band of the same name. After the original launch…
Thrilling Yoruba Funk and Afrobeat by Adédèjì
Adédèjì – Yoruba Odyssey (One World Records, 2022) “Yoruba Odyssey” is the third album by the fantastic Nigerian singer, guitarist and composer Adedeji Adetayo, better…
Fachada Releases Afro-Noir and Brazilian Psychedelia Album “Mundos Secretos”
Washington DC artist Fachada has released “Mundos Secretos” (Electric Cowbell Records), a new album of mesmesrizing hybridized instrumental Afro-Noir, jazz-funk, Brazilian Popular Music, and neo-psychedelia.…
Artist Profiles: Black Santiago
Beninese band Black Santiago was formed in Cotonou 1964 by trumpeter and bandleader Ignace De Souza. Since the early 2000s, Black Santiago is led by…
Reissue of Classic Afro-Funk Album from Ghana
Edikanfo – The Pace Setters (Glitterbeat Records, 2020) Glitterbeat Records thankfully reissued this essential 1981 Ghanaian music recording in 2020. The Pace Setters is the…
Awale Jant Band, Sabar-Fueled Afro Funk
Awale Jant Band – Yewoulen – Wake Up (ARC Music, 2020) Awale Jant Band is a great London-based Afro-Funk band led by Senegalese singer-songwriter Biram…
Artist Profiles: Sinkane
Afro-Funk musician Ahmed Gallab, better known as Sinkane, was born in London to Sudanese parents. He grew up in Ohio and currently lives in New…